NHL legend Steve Yzerman says COVID-19 testing for healthy athletes doesn’t make sense

"I know I'm getting political, but at the end of the day, our players are testing positive with very little symptoms, if any symptoms at all. I don’t see it as a threat to their health at this point. So I think we need to take it a step further and question why are we even testing guys that have no symptoms?" Yzerman said.

He then elaborated on what players personally feel about the regulations, based on his experience: "Players ultimately want to play. None of the players have to come us and said, 'Hey, we should shut this down.'"

"If they feel that way, they haven’t expressed it to us. I think our players have been very positive in (saying), 'Just tell us what we need to do and we’ll do it.'"

"They've been acceptive of the protocols, whether they like them or not is irrelevant. They've been willing to follow them," Yzerman added.

"I think ultimately they just want to play and get through this to the best for all. Nobody wants anybody to get violently ill, deathly ill, anything like that. Guys are willing to do their part," Yzerman stated. "But I think right now, my perception is they will do what they have to do, they want to play and get through it."

The NHL has previously made the news for cancelling playoff games in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. Hockey Diversity Alliance, a woke association, has demanded that blue line be changed to black and that the NHL commit to funding $100 million dollars over 10 years to battle "systemic racism."